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elcome to this the first Rye Ukulele Festival. We hope you ve had a pleasant journey to join us and will enjoy all aspects of our festival. We have lots planned to make your day entertaining, interesting and enjoyable. We have bands and groups from all over the south east of England. We will be attempting a new record for the most kazoos played at the same time, and of course the Big Busk at the end of the afternoon. We must thank our host Jonathan Breeds and his staff at both the Cinques Ports and the Queen s Head who will be offering some great food and drink. So whether you just here to listen to the performances or are already getting revved up for your spot, grab a drink from the bar, some of the great food on offer, relax and remember Four Strings Good Rye Ukulele Experiment Contents 1. Sloop John B 3 2. Beautiful Sunday 4 3. Jolene For the Girls 5 4. You re 16 For the Boys 6 5. Things For all in Parts 7 6. Urban Spaceman With Kazoos 8 7. Bad Moon Rising 9 8. Five Foot Two 10 9. Knockin on Heaven s Door 11 10. Eight Days A Week 12 11. This Train Is Bound For Glory 13 12. Mighty Quinn 14 Instructions for using this book o We will be performing the songs in order listed above o Where text is in grey this indicates an instrumental section. o Lyrics in Blue are boys only o Lyrics in Red are girls only o Lyrics in Black is everybody
Sloop John B Chorus Chorus TACIT Girls Chorus Chorus I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home We [G] come on the sloop John B, my grandfather and me Around Nassau town, we did [D] roam Drinking all [G] night, got into a [C] fight [Am] I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home So [G] hoist up the John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore and let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, I wanna go [C] home [Am] I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home The [G] first mate he got drunk and broke in the Captain's trunk The constable had to come and take him [D] away Sheriff John [G] Stone why don't you leave me [C] alone [Am] Well I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home So [G] hoist up the John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore and let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, I wanna go [C] home [Am] I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home The [G] poor cook he caught the fits and threw away all my grits And then he took and he ate up all of my [D] corn Let me go [G] home. Why don't they let me go [C] home? [Am] This [G] is the worst trip [D] I've ever been [G] on So [G] hoist up the John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore and let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, I wanna go [C] home [Am] I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home So [G] hoist up the John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore and let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, I wanna go [C] home [Am] I [G] feel so broke up! [D] I wanna go [G] home
Beautiful Sunday [G] / / / [G] / / / [G] / / / [G] / / / [G] Sunday morning, up with the lark I think I'll take a walk in the park [C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day / / / [G] I've got someone waiting for me When I see her, I know that she'll say [C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day / / / [G] Hi, hi, hi, beautiful [C] Sunday This is [D] my, my, my, beautiful [G] day / / / When you [G] say, say, say, say that you [A] love me Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day / / / [G] Birds are singing, you by my side Let's take a car and go for a ride [C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day / / / [G] We'll drive on and follow the sun Making Sunday, go on and on [C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day / / / [G] Hi, hi, hi, beautiful [C] Sunday This is [D] my, my, my, beautiful [G] day / / / When you [G] say, say, say, say that you [A] love me Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day / / / [G] Hi, hi, hi, beautiful [C] Sunday This is [D] my, my, my, beautiful [G] day / / / When you [G] say, say, say, say that you [A] love me Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day. Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day
Jolene Play the whole song softly [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene [G] Please don't take him [Em7] just because you [Am] can Strum Very Softly [Am] Your beauty is be[c]yond compare With [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair With [G] ivory skin and [Em7] eyes of emerald [Am] green [Am] Your smile is like a [C] breathe of spring Your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain And [G] I cannot com[em7]pete with Jo[Am]lene [Am] He talks about you [C] in his sleep And there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep From [G] crying when he [Em7] calls your name Jo[Am]lene [Am] And I can easily [C] understand How [G] you could easily [Am] take my man But [G] you don't know what he [Em7] means to me Jo[Am]lene [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene [G] Please don't take him [Em7] just because you [Am] can [Am] You can have your [C] choice of men But [G] I could never [Am] love again [G] He's the only [Em7] one for me Jo[Am]lene [Am] I had to have this [C] talk with you My [G] happiness de[am]pends on you And what[g]ever you de[em7]cide to do Jo[Am]lene [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene [C] Jolene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene [G] Please don't take him [Em7] just because you [Am] can [Am] Jolene. Jolene
You re Sixteen You re six [D7] teen, you re [G7] beautiful and you re [C] mine. [G7]//// [G7] Ooh, You come [C] on like a dream, [E7] peaches and cream, [F] Lips like strawberry [C] wine, You re six [D7] teen, you re [G7] beautiful and you re [C] mine. [G7] You re all [C] ribbons and curls, [E7] Oooh, what a girl! [F] Eyes that twinkle and [C] shine, You re six [D7] teen, you re [G7] beautiful and you re [C] mine. [E7] You re my baby, you re my pet, [A7] We fell in love on the night we met. You [D7] touched my hand, my heart went Pop, [G7 STOP] Oooh, when we kissed, we could not stop. You walked [C] out of my dreams and [E7] into my arms, [F] Now you re my angel [C] divine, You re six [D7] teen, you re [G7] beautiful and you re [C] mine. [E7] You re my baby, you re my pet, [A7] We fell in love on the night we met. You [D7] touched my hand, my heart went Pop, [G7 STOP] Oooh, when we kissed, we could not stop. You walked [C] out of my dreams, and [E7] into my heart, [F] Now you re my angel [C] divine, You re six [D7] teen, you re [G7] beautiful and you re [C] mine, [A7] I Said, You re six [D7] teen, you re [G7] beautiful and you re [C] m.in..e
Things Boys in Blue Girls in Red All in Black [C]/// [C]/// [C]/// [C]/// [C] Every night I sit here by my window (window) Staring at the lonely ave [G7] nue (avenue) [C] Watching lovers holding hands and [F] laughing (laughing) [C] And thinking bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [C] [NC] Thinking of [G7] things, like a walk in the park [C] Things, like a kiss in the dark [G7] Things, like a sailboat ride [C] [Stop] What about the night we cried? [F] Things, like a lovers vow, [C] Things that we don't do now [G7] Thinking bout the things we used to [C] do [C///] [C] Memories are all I have to cling to (cling to) And heartaches are the friends I'm talking [G7] to (talking to) [C] When I'm not thinking of just how much I [F] loved you (loved you) [C] Well I'm thinking bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [C///] [NC] Thinking of [G7] things, like a walk in the park [C] Things, like a kiss in the dark [G7] Things, like a sailboat ride [C] [Stop] What about the night we cried? [F] Things, like a lovers vow, [C] Things that we don't do now [G7] Thinking bout the things we used to [C] do [C///] [C] I still can hear the jukebox softly playing (playing) And the face I see each day belongs to [G7] you (belong to you) Though there's [C] not a single sound and there s [F] nobody else around Well it's [C] just me thinking bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [C] [NC] Thinking of [G7] things, like a walk in the park [C] Things, like a kiss in the dark [G7] Things, like a sailboat ride [C] [Stop] What about the night we cried? [F] Things, like a lovers vow, [C] Things that we don't do now [G7] Thinking bout the things we used to [C] do [C///] And the [G7] heartaches are the friends I'm talking [C] to You got me [G7] thinking bout the things we used to [C] do, [G7] staring at the lonely ave [C] nue [C] [C]
KAZOO RECORD ATTEMPT Urban Spaceman Intro(with kazoo): Instrumental (with kazoo): Instrumental (with kazoo): Outro (with kazoo): [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I've got speed [F] I've got [G7] everything I [C] need [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I've got speed [F] I've got [G7] everything I [C] need [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I can fly I'm a [F] super[g7]sonic [C] guy I [Am] don't need pleasure I [F] don't feel [C] pain [F] If you were to [C] knock me down I'd [D7] just get up a[g7]gain [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I'm making out [F] I'm [G7] all [C] about [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I've got speed [F] I've got [G7] everything I [C] need I [Am] wake up every morning with a [F] smile upon my [C] face [F] Mynatural [C] exuberance spills [D7] out all over the [G7] place [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I've got speed [F] I've got [G7] everything I [C] need [C] I'm the urban spaceman I'm in[d7]telligent and clean [F] Know [G7] what I [C] mean [C] I'm the urban spaceman as a [D7] lover second to none [F] It's a [G7] lot of [C] fun I [Am] never let my friends down I've [F] never made a [C] boob [F] I'm a glossy [C] magazine an [D7] advert on the [G7] tube [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] here comes the twist [F] I [G7] don't [C] exist [C] I'm the urban spaceman baby [D7] I've got speed [F] I've got [G7] everything I [C] need
Bad Moon Rising Outro: [C] I see the [G] bad [F] moon a[c]rising [C] I see [G] trouble [F] on the [C] way [C] I see the [G] bad [F] moon a[c]rising [C] I see [G] trouble [F] on the [C] way [C] I see [G] earth[f]quakes and [C] lightnin' [C] I see [G] bad [F] times to[c]day [C7] [F] Don't go around tonight well it's [C] bound to take your life [G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise [C] I hear [G] hurri[f]canes a[c]blowing [C] I know the [G] end is [F] coming [C] soon [C] I fear [G] rivers [F] over [C] flowing [C] I hear the [G] voice of [F] rage and [C] ruin [C7] [F] Don't go around tonight well it's [C] bound to take your life [G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise [C] Hope you [G] got your [F] things to[c]gether [C] Hope you are [G] quite pre[f]pared to [C] die [C] Looks like we're [G] in for [F] nasty [C] weather [C] One eye is [G] taken [F] for an [C] eye [C7] [F] Don't go around tonight well it's [C] bound to take your life [G7] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise [F] Don't go around tonight well it's [C] bound to take your life [G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise [G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise [G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise. [C] [G] [C]
Five Foot Two Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl? [G7] [C] Five foot two, [E7] eyes of blue But [A7] oh! what those five foot could do, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl? [G7] [C] Turned up nose, [E7] turned down hose [A7] Flapper? Yes sir, one of those! Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl? Now if you [E7] run into a five foot two, [A7] covered in fur, [D7] Diamond rings and all those things, [G7] Betcha' life [STOP] it isn't her! But, [C] could she love, [E7] could she woo? [A7] Could she, could she, could she coo? Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl? [C] Five foot two, [E7] eyes of blue But [A7] oh! what those five foot could do, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl? [G7] [C] Turned up nose, [E7] turned down hose [A7] Flapper? Yes sir, one of those! Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl? Now if you [E7] run into a five foot two, [A7] covered in fur, [D7] Diamond rings and all those things, [G7] Betcha' life [STOP] it isn't her! But, [C] could she love, [E7] could she woo? [A7] Could she, could she, could she coo? Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [D7] anybody [G7]seen my, [D7] anybody [G7] seen my, [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] girl?
Knockin On Heavens Door Fading Out [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [C] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [Am] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [C] Oooooooh [G] Ma' take this b [D] adge off of m [Am] e [G] I can't [D] use it anym [C] ore. [G] It's gettin' dark, [D] too dark for me to [Am] see [G] I feel like I'm k [D] nockin' on heaven's d [C] oor. [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [C] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D]ockin' on heaven's d [C] oor [G] Ma' put my g [D] uns in the g [Am] round [G] I can't sh [D] oot them anym [C] ore. [G] That long black cl [D] oud is comin' d [Am] own [G] I feel like I'm k [D] nockin' on heaven's d [C] oor. [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [C] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [C] oor [G] Mama wipe these t [D] ears off a my fac [Am] e [G] I can't [D] see thru them anym [C] ore [G] Get me outta [D] here to some other [Am] place Cause [G] I feel like I'm k [D] nockin' on heaven's d [C] oor. [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [C] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [Am] oor [G] Knock, knock, kn [D] ockin' on heaven's d [C] oor [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [Am] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [C] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [Am] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [C] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [Am] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [C] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [Am] Oooooooh [G] Oooooooh [D] Oooooooh [C] Oooooooh
Eight Days A Week Lorna Lorna Intro No Banjos [C] [D7] [F] [C] [C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true [C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind [C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [G] Eight days a week I [Am] love you [D7] Eight days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care [C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true [C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [G] Eight days a week I [Am] love you [D7] Eight days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care [C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind [C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [F] Eight days a [C] week [F] eight days a [C] week [C] [D7] [F] [C]
This Train is Bound for Glory Ukes All Ukes All Ukes Soprano & Concert Ukes Tenors Ukes - Banjos Ukes All Ukes All Boys Blue, Girls Red, All - Black [C] This train is bound for glory, [F] Don t carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this[c] train. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this [C] train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [G7] this train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [F] Don t carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this[c] train. [C] This train don t [G7] carry no gamblers, this [C] train; [C] This train don t carry no gamblers, this [G7] train; [C] This train don t carry no gamblers, [F] Liars, thieves, nor big shot ramblers, [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this [C] train. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this [C] train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [G7] this train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [F] Don t carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this[c] train. [C] This train don t [G7] carry no con men, this [C] train; [C] This train don t carry no con men, this [G7] train; [C] This train don t carry no con men, [F] No wheeler dealers, here and gone men, [C] This train don t [G7] carry no con men, this [C] train. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this [C] train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [G7] this train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [F] Don t carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this[c] train. [C] This train don t [G7] carry no rustlers, this [C] train; [C] This train don t carry no rustlers, this [G7] train; [C] This train don t carry no rustlers, [F] Sidestreet walkers, two bit hustlers, [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this [C] train. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, this [C] train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [G7] this train. [C] This train is bound for glory, [F] Don t carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. [C] This train.. is [G7] bound for glory, this[c] train. Long [C]//////////////////////////////////stop
The Mighty Quinn Lead Singer Ukes [G] Everybody's [C] building [G] the big ships and the [C] boats. [G] Some are building [C] monuments, [G] others, jotting down [C] notes. [G] Everybody's [C] in despair, every [G] girl and [C] boy. But when [G] Quinn the Eskimo [D] gets here, every- [C] body's gonna jump for [G] joy. [G] I like to do just [C] like the rest, I [G] like my sugar [C] sweet. But [G] guarding fumes and [C] making haste, it [G] ain't my cup of [C] meat. [G] Everybody s [C] neath the trees, feeding [G] pigeons on a [C] limb. But when [G] Quinn the Eskimo [D] gets here, all the [C] pigeons gonna run to [G] him. [G] A cat s miaow and a [C] cow s moo, [G] I can recite 'em [C] all. Just [G] tell me where it [C] hurts ya honey and I'll [G] tell you who to [C] call. [G] Nobody can [C] get no sleep, there's [G] someone on everyone s [C] toes. But when [G] Quinn the Eskimo [D] gets here, every- [C] body's gonna wanna [G] doze. You'll not see [D] nothing like the [C] Mighty Like the Mighty Like The Mighty Mighty [G] Quinn.